Steven Rosengard
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| Project Runway contestant | |
| Steven Rosengard | |
| Training: | Columbia College Chicago University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Resides: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Season: | Season 4 |
| Placed: | 11th place |
| Eliminating Challenge : | Episode 5: What's the Skinny? |
Steven Rosengard is an independent American fashion designer. He designs his eponymous line[1] in Chicago, Illinois, and was most notably a contestant on the Bravo reality television hit Project Runway. Rosengard's participation on season four of Project Runway marks the first time a Chicago-based designer has been a contestant on the show.
[edit] Childhood and education
Rosengard grew up in the south suburbs of Chicago and is the youngest of four children. A graduate of Morgan Park Academy, Rosengard entered the fashion design program at Columbia College Chicago. After one year, Rosengard left Columbia to travel abroad in order to gain a more worldly perspective in his designs. Upon returning from travels to France, Italy and England, Rosengard enrolled in the Dutch Studies program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
[edit] Career
In 2005, Rosengard began working with clients to create custom couture under his eponymous label. Featured in Chicago Fashion Week, Rosengard emerged as a rising design star on the Chicago fashion scene before his appearance on Project Runway.
In 2006, Rosengard auditioned for season three of Project Runway. Rosengard made it through all rounds of auditioning, but in the end was selected to be an alternate designer for the show. His audition video, along with footage from his actual audition with Tim Gunn and Nick Verreos was shown on "Road to Runway: Season 3 - Casting Special". In Season 4 of Project Runway, he states in Episode 1: "Sew Us What You Got" that he was, "Number 16 out of 15", referring to his fate as an alternate for the previous season.
In 2007, Rosengard was selected to be a contestant on the fourth season of Project Runway[2], a reality show on Bravo in which designers compete against each other in a variety of fashion challenges. The designers competed for the opportunity to show their Spring 2008 collection at New York Fashion Week, an editorial feature in Elle magazine, $100,000 (furnished by TRESemmé) to start their own line, the opportunity to sell their line on Bluefly, and a 2008 Saturn Astra. Despite his talent, Rosengard was elminated in the season's fifth episode.
Upon his return to Chicago, after filming for Project Runway ended, Rosengard designed "The Perfect Rose Dress" for Gaga's[3], a Chicago-based boutique specializing in children's formal attire. The dress was featured on In the Loop with iVillage.
